Batting 300!

Did you think I quit?  Were you worried that  had given up?  A few of you have asked me, "Heidi, are you still Getting-to-10?  Well my answer is a resounding YES!!!

So, as I've mentioned before, if nothing changes, nothing changes.  But recently, life was getting in the way of me making the changes that I wanted to make.  My commitment to being and doing my best is still alive and strong.  However, the little dream-stealer that sits on my shoulder tried to tell me that I was a fraud, a starter not a finisher and that I was only fooling myself to think that could ever make it to 10.

Well, I've told her to take a hike and I'm back on the wagon -  ONCE AGAIN! Once again I'm making my well-being a priority.  Once again, I'm striving to be my best in every area of my life.   Getting to a size 10 will be great, but this journey is about sooooo much more than my dress size. 

You are probably wondering what any of this has to do with batting 300.  Well, here's the deal, I set a goal to run 300 miles this year. That's only 6 miles a week and that is doable if I remain consistent.  As I was running this morning, I thought about batting 300.  I asked my husband about the significance of batting 300 and he told me it is a benchmark for excellence.  And the same is applicable for me.  I am striving for excellence. 

My goal is to post more regularly and to make this blog an inspiration to all of you who so kindly dare to share this journey with me.  Thank you for your posts and for your support.  I hope that by sharing I inspire to you to live, be and do your best too!

1000 Calorie Workout!!

Goals are good... in fact they are essential!  As a Life Coach I encourage people to set and strive to achieve goals in order to live a more fulfilled life.  Prior to having my BodyBugg I set a goal to do 1000 calorie workouts.  I researched it and it seemed like an achievable goal.  Especially relying  on the calories display of the machines at the gym.  Don't get me wrong, even then it was not easy but I was determined and felt like this would really blast the fat right off!

Well getting my BodyBugg was a huge wake up call for me!  My average workout is actually about 500 calories.. ONLY 500 CALORIES!  What a disappointment.  Well, today I decided to go for a 700 calorie workout.  I ran a 5k, did 10 additional minutes on the treadmill at an incline of 12, did 20 minutes on the Elliptical machine and 10 additional minutes on the Row machine (yes, i did all cardio because that is what burns calories fastest).  At the end of my workout I was only up to 645 and I had to leave as my time was really getting away from me. 

 So my goal for this 1000 Calories Workout is going to be harder than I thought. But here is my reality... I enjoy eating and while I eat reasonably healthy... I'm going to have to blast more calories to lose weight.  So my summer challenge is to get to 1000 calories in a single workout.  For those of you that forgot my daily goal on my BodyBugg plan is 2800/1800- that is to burn 2800 calories a day and consume 1800.  I find that this is very doable IF I workout early (doing so allows me to burn many more calories throughout the day) and log my food. 

I lost 15lbs. at the beginning of this Getting-to-10 Challenge but I have 25lbs to go and I'm hoping that upping the calories I burn will get me there.  If you have had success on workout that burn a lot of calories do share.  Also, I'm really encouraged by you all that share with me that you too are striving to Get-to-10 in your own life.  Thanks for joining the challenge and remember we love to hear from you!

Getting to 10-DAY 3 Update

I LOVE THE BODYBUGG!! OK, so prior to now I have not given much thought about calories. I believed that if I worked out I could eat just about what I wanted. After all.. I'm not an "unhealthy" eater. Yeah... right!!! Add this to the list of lies that we tell ourselves to make us feel better about who we are and what we do.

Having the BodyBugg has mad me mindful. What a gift!!! Not only of what I put in but also what I expend. Weight loss is simple. Consistently having a deficit in calories will result in losing weight. I feared that I would feel "boxed in" by the BB. But actually it has given me a new found freedom... INFORMATION. They say if you know better you will do better. Now I KNOW. I know how many calories I'm burning and how many I'm taking in. Therefore I can choose my pleasures!!! If I wanna be naughty and have the Caribou Milk Chocolate Campfire Mocha at a whopping 720 calories than I know that I must go easy and light for the rest of the day.

If you tend to be OCD this device is NOT for you. But for those of us that are kinda laid back when it come to weight loss and consequently have experience weight gain this is a really cool tool.

I must also confess that the techie-girl that I am loves playing with this gadget. Now my weak spot is consistency... I hope that I can remain faithful wearing it and logging all my info until I have met my goal of getting into a size 10!

Getting to 10 - Prologue

Hi Everyone,

This will be my first attempt at blogging.  A goal that I've had since January of this year.  I think I'm just really figuring the whole blogging process out.  I have had many fears and questions but I've decided to just jump out there- in true Heidi form.  Well the strange thing is that I feel so very vulnerable.  Perhaps it is because I feel that my flawed writing will be exposed or maybe it is the topic that I've chosen to blog... WEIGHT!!


I am currently a size 16.  I never thought I'd be here.  In truth I might have been close to this size in my freshman year in college.  Yeah, my "freshman 15" really got out of control. My goal is to get to a size 10. I know for some that may still seem "too big" but for me that is perfect!   I've never been someone to caught up on numbers... weight, fat%, or even dress size.  However, I think this has allowed me to stay in denial during those times when I was actually gaining wait.  I have a large frame as evidence by my size 11 shoe.  But I can no longer hide behind the excuse of being "big-boned."  LOL!! I'm overweight and if I don't get a handle on this now I'm not for sure where this insanity will end. 

This weight gain started with the birth of my 2nd son that I nursed almost solely until he was 11 months old.  Talk about eating for 2!!!! Instead of making healthy choice to boost my caloric intake I ate whatever I could my hands on.  I need to go back and check my weight prior to having any babies to get an accurate picture of where I was vs. where I am.  I am a techie girl so I will be using the BodyBugg as my guide along this rocky path.  If you have one please let me know how it works for you.  If you are thinking about getting one and have questions feel free to send them my way. 

Weight, size, body image are a sensitive areas.  My goal  is to be authentic and transparent on this journey.  I thank you for reading this post.  I welcome your questions and comments.  I hope that as the days go by I will get better and better at articulating my experiences thoughts and feelings in this manner. 

P.S.  I also will be be doing video bloggs as well.  Yeah, this should be very interesting...